Interviews

One can’t help but feel good listening to Amaranthe, after all the European sextet is all about creating positive energy. Less than two years since the release of The Nexus, whose single of the same name has had over six million views on YouTube, modern metal’s hottest act is back with a new album. Massive…

Earlier this month I caught up with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s Stu Mackenzie to talk about their new album I’m In Your Mind Fuzz coming out at the end of the month, recording at Daptone Records in New York, their upcoming performances at CMJ (this week!) and their recent trip to China –…

Last month we sat down with South Australia’s Julia Henning while she was at BIGSOUND in Brisbane. Watch our full chat here on the AU as we talk about the festival, her music (including latest single “Another Day”) and touring. Julia also talks about how music helps us overcome sadness.

Last month we sat down with two parts of Geelong quintet The Murlocs while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane last month. Watch the full chat here, as we talk about their music, the festival, upcoming plans and much more!

Dana Roskvist from Sydonia sat down with the AU’s Larry at BIGSOUND last month to chat about their latest album Reality Kicks, their successful crowd-funding campaign that allowed them to tour, getting more radio play than they’ve ever had and concentrating on writing new, faster and heavier songs.

Photo Credit: Hans Peter van Velthoven The Pierce Brothers sat down with the AU review’s Larry Heath at BIGSOUND last month to chat about snapping guitars, The Northern Lights Tour visiting new Australian regions, their first European tour, the Jack White Party, writing a lot and focusing on making an “interesting” album. The band are…

the AU review’s Larry Heath interviews Australian artists Angie Hart, Katie Noonan, Sam Buckingham and Maples as they talk about the collaborative album Songs That Made Me. 100% of the album’s profits go to Cancer Council and it is released Friday, October 17th ahead of a October/November tour in celebration of the record. Songs That…

Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench are full of creativity and it’s safe to say that their songs can be quite entertaining. But for a band who focus heavily on the lyrical aspect of their songs as well, they’ve achieved so much more as musicians. Having released three studio albums and bouncing between genres of punk rock…

One lineup we keep seeing pop up around the internets at the moment is the Las Vegas based Life is Beautiful, which will see OutKast play their final scheduled performance, Foo Fighters return to the festival stage and Kanye West treat Kanye West to headlining a festival once again. And let’s not forget the Australians…

While she was at BIGSOUND last month, we sat down with the beautiful Thelma Plum to talk about her latest EP Monsters, where she wears her heart on her sleeve to say the least. We look ahead to her massive national tour – which kicks off on October 30th – and talk about how things…

At the age of Eighteen, musician and producer Chase Coy signed to a major label, released a debut album, toured the United States and recorded a duet with Colbie Caillat. However after only six months, in a perfect example of the fickleness of the music industry, Coy was dropped by his label. Cut to nearly…

Rock N Roll is full of myths, legends and tall tales. In 2012 with the release of the award winning documentary Searching for Sugarman, the extraordinary story of Detroit musician Rodriguez was revealed to the world. Since the release of the documentary and the re-release of his albums Cold Fact and Coming from Reality, Rodriguez…

Larry Heath sits down with up-and-coming Aussie Hip Hop artist Joel Rafidi to talk about his debut LP Phases – out now – and much more… you can also watch Joel perform an exclusive AU session for us HERE. Phases is out now.

Larry Heath interviews Sarah McLeod and Tim Henwood of Aussie rockers The Superjesus to talk about getting back on the road to support The Tea Party around Australia this month (which is happening right now!)! Remaining Tea Party Support Dates: Wednesday 15 October – The Enmore, Sydney Tickets from ticketek.com.au Friday 17 October – The…

Train will soon be back in Australia, performing at Bluesfest in Byron Bay and some special headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney next year. Larry catches up with Jimmy Stafford to chat more about the trip, the band’s new album Bulletproof Picasso and more! How’s the day been treating you? The day’s been treating us…

Larry Heath sat down with WAAX at BIGSOUND last month to talk about their live gigs, Triple J Unearthed discovery, their new single “Wisdom Teeth” and the hopes of future touring. Watch the full chat here. Grab their single “Wisdom Teeth” on iTunes now!

Larry Heath interviews two parts of Sydney’s The Delta Riggs while at the Young Henry’s Small World Festival to talk about their new album DIPZ ZEBAZIOS (out today, 10th October), their trip to the USA which includes an appearance at CMJ later in the month and much more…

Brisbane electronic / trip-hop band Arundel are about to embark on their Spring 2014 East Coast Tour and Larry caught up with Lucas Arundell to talk about their music, what can be expected from their live set and their favourite music right now. What are you most looking forward to about your upcoming tour? We’ve…

Johnny Au caught up with Nicholas Allbrook – well known for us work with Tame Impala, POND and just about every great band coming out of Perth these days – while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane to talk about his latest solo release:

It seems that Zoë Kravitz wears more guises than most. She’s a successful actress, appearing in films like Divergent, X-Men: First Class and soon to be seen in the Mad Max reboot. But she’s also Lenny Kravitz’s daughter, so it’s perhaps little surprise that she’s been making music since she was 16. Her latest project,…

Following the news that he’ll be returning to our shores next year for Bluesfest, we had a chat with Frank Turner about touring Australia, Tape Deck Heart, and his upcoming new record. You’re in the midst of a UK tour at the moment, how is that going? It’s going great thanks, yeah. It’s funny, obviously…

New Orleans band Tuba Skinny are currently in Australia, hitting the road in support of their latest record Owl Call Blues. Our very own Simon Clark had a brief chat with the talented group to discuss the album, the tour and life in New Orleans. What was the inspiration behind new album Owl Call Blues?…

the AU review interviews Victoria based singer/songwriter C.W. Stoneking to talk about his long awaited new record Gon’ Boogaloo, which is released on October 17th – his first since 2008’s ARIA Award Winning album Jungle Blues – as well as his live show and much more… Gon’ Boogaloo is released on October 17th.

the AU review’s Johnny Au interviews The Bennies at BIGSOUND 2014 to talk about the festival, their music, their upcoming Soundwave Festival shows and much more… Watch the video here:

the AU review sits down with Melbourne based MC, producer and multi-instrumentalist Joelistics to talk about his new album Blue Volume (out now) and his upcoming tour with Sietta and Mathas, which kicks off in Sydney on October 17th, before heading off nationally through November… For tickets and more details head here: http://www.joelistics.com/blue-volume/

Today we’re proud to announce our first ever “Artist of the Month” here at the AU in Sydney’s The Preatures. Over the next 31 days, we’ll be revisiting old content, sitting down with the band for an exclusive interview, reviewing their brand new album Blue Planet Eyes and much more. To kick things off, we…

the AU review sat down with Sydney singer/songwriter Celia Pavey last month to talk about her recent tour and just released EP Bodies. We talk about the colleborations on that record with Tim Hart of Boy & Bear and Bluejuice’s Jake Stone and much more… watch the chat here: The Bodies EP is available now.

Larry Heath interviews Brisbane outfit Holy Holy to talk about their shows with Boy & Bear – including two nights at the iconic Sydney Opera House. We talk about their latest single, “History” and their upcoming single tour – which kicks off on October 9th. We look back at their last EP The Pacific and…

Franco-Finnish duo The Dø will release their third studio album Shake, Shook, Shaken in Australia on October 10 and are finally coming back to our shores to support the release this January! I caught up with one half of the group, Olivia Merilahti, who reflects on making the record, looks forward to her Australian tour…

Larry Heath interviewed Richie Lewis from Tumbleweed before they hit the stage at the inaugural Sydney based street festival Young Henry’s Small World, to talk about the event and what was their first performance together since the sudden and untimely passing of their bass guitarist Jay Curley. Since filming this interview, the band have announced…